Homebirths in a well-integrated midwife setting are as safe as hospital births for low-risk pregnant women, a large international study shows. Canadian researchers found low-risk [...]
Supporting father-baby bonding in neonatal units has health benefits for babies, international research shows. Having skin to skin contact with their fathers during their first [...]
University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have found major gaps in the understanding of mental health and mother-to-baby bonding during pregnancy and the period following it. [...]
It is hard to imagine nowadays but when Pamela Butler trained as a nurse in the 1950s part of her education involved scaling, cleaning and [...]
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), men made up just 1.6%, or 448, of the 28,211 employed registered midwives in 2015. [...]
Ovarian reserve should be added to routine tests such as cervical cancer screening to women without children aged over 30 years, according to latest research. [...]
Midwives from NSW rallied today to highlight shortages within their maternity wards. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members from Royal Prince Alfred, Royal North Shore, [...]
So called ‘baby brain’ may affect more than just pregnant women, according to researchers. Based on previous studies researchers are now investigating the underlying drivers [...]
Nurses and midwives are invited to fill out an online survey to help identify the most pressing health issues for multiple-birth families, reduce twin and multiple mortality [...]
